UPDATED EDITION 2025 Life took an unexpected turn when a newly licensed English teacher from the Midwest found a teaching job… in Turkey. He packed a suitcase and boarded a flight to Ankara. Nothing had prepared him for the language challenges or the differences in culture, politics and daily life. Every day became an adventure, even just stepping out to buy a loaf of bread. Revolinski shares his first experiences as a teacher, his struggles with a new language and customs, and even some attempts at cross-cultural flirtation. The cast of characters includes co-workers, students, strangers and even the neighborhood police officer. And his travels reveal Turkey's treasures: the kindness of the people, the foods and traditions, the vast landscape of dramatic scenery at a crossroads of human history—from the Turks and Ottoman Empire back to the Romans, Greeks and Hittites. This travel memoir shares the joys of discovery and making the unexpected familiar, the rewards of finding new eyes for the world around us, and the thrills of making friends across cultural differences and finding the bare bones commonalities that make us human. Revolinski’s observations will resonate with anyone who has ever moved abroad and will intrigue would-be travelers and armchair explorers alike. "What do you do with six kilos of unwanted yogurt and two strange men who want you to pay them an outrageous three million Turkish liras for it? Kevin Revolinski knows, and does it, and lives to tell us all about it and his many other adventures in Turkey. Humorous, insightful, informative and sensitive, this fluently written memoir gets deep into what makes Turkey the wonderful—if sometimes confusing and surprising—place that it is." —Tom Brosnahan, author of Turkey: Bright Sun, Strong Tea "The Yogurt Man Cometh is as entertaining as it is informative - as well as being especially recommended reading for anyone considering embarking upon their own business or recreational trip to Turkey." —Midwest Book Review "Yogurt Man offers a hilarious firsthand account of life in a foreign country and Revolinski introduces the reader to a cast of zany, interesting characters." —The Capital Times, Madison